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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veli Schwarzeneg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
19 - 30 - 2 |
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170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 30 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Veli Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Javier Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Melendez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Schwarzeneg turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
You can see the frustration on Melendez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Melendez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Schwarzeneg stands up and beckons Melendez to his feet.
Schwarzeneg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Melendez tries to clinch up but Schwarzeneg circles away and keeps his distance.
Melendez tries to clinch but Schwarzeneg moves out of range.
Schwarzeneg misses with a double jab.
Schwarzeneg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Schwarzeneg counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Melendez's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg landing some decent shots from guard.
Melendez controlling the position.
Schwarzeneg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Melendez is proving hard to escape from.
Melendez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Schwarzeneg passes into half guard.
Melendez trying to control here.
Schwarzeneg is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez tries to roll over but Schwarzeneg keeps him under control.
Schwarzeneg is thwarting Melendez's attempts to control the position.
Melendez manages to get to full guard.
Schwarzeneg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Melendez controls Schwarzeneg momentarily but Schwarzeneg frees himself.
Schwarzeneg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg throwing strikes from guard but Melendez blocks nicely.
Schwarzeneg throwing strikes but missing.
Melendez controlling Schwarzeneg's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Schwarzeneg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Melendez is proving hard to escape from.
Schwarzeneg preventing the sweep.
Melendez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Schwarzeneg defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg tries to free his leg and advance position but Melendez is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Melendez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schwarzeneg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schwarzeneg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Schwarzeneg stuffs the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg.
A low kick from Melendez misses
and Schwarzeneg moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Schwarzeneg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schwarzeneg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Melendez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Schwarzeneg gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Schwarzeneg is stalling here. Melendez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Schwarzeneg seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Melendez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Melendez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Schwarzeneg is pushing Melendez's head away, looking to escape. Melendez manages to hold on to the position though.
Schwarzeneg is looking for a sweep.
Melendez wants to control but Schwarzeneg is keeping him busy.
Schwarzeneg is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Melendez off and has taken his back!
Schwarzeneg is trying to stick to Melendez's back but Melendez is turning into Schwarzeneg. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Schwarzeneg's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Melendez.
Schwarzeneg is trying to keep Melendez in close.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Melendez wants to control from the top but Schwarzeneg keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schwarzeneg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Melendez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Melendez prevents Schwarzeneg from getting back to his feet.
Melendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schwarzeneg is keeping the position for now.
Melendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwarzeneg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melendez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Melendez tries to free his leg and advance position but Schwarzeneg is retaining full guard.
Melendez pushing down on Schwarzeneg's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Schwarzeneg knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Melendez stops Schwarzeneg from getting back to his feet.
Veli Schwarzeneg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Melendez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Schwarzeneg is just riding it out for now. Melendez eventually gives up the hold.
Schwarzeneg tries to kick Melendez off but Melendez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Schwarzeneg trying to hold on to Melendez's head to control him but Melendez postures up.
Schwarzeneg tries to kick Melendez off but Melendez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is working for a kimura but Schwarzeneg is defending it quite comfortably.
Melendez trying to control from half guard but Schwarzeneg is working away.
Melendez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Schwarzeneg defends it well.
Melendez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Schwarzeneg is trying to stand back up but Melendez is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Schwarzeneg knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Schwarzeneg trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Melendez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Melendez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Melendez moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Schwarzeneg has worked his arm free - good work by Schwarzeneg!
Melendez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Schwarzeneg some visible discomfort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melendez is looking to take a break and control but Schwarzeneg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Melendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Melendez shoots for a takedown but Schwarzeneg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Melendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schwarzeneg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Schwarzeneg.
Melendez fails to pull guard.
Schwarzeneg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schwarzeneg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Melendez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Schwarzeneg somewhat.
Melendez wants to clinch but Schwarzeneg slips to the side
and Schwarzeneg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Veli Schwarzeneg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schwarzeneg leaves Melendez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Veli Schwarzeneg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Melendez.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Melendez is trying to control but can't.
Schwarzeneg throwing shots but Melendez is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez is not content to let Schwarzeneg control the position.
Schwarzeneg wants to get back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg is pressing down on Melendez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Melendez is holding on for now.
Schwarzeneg is just content to waste time from the top position. Melendez takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Melendez has a closed guard, preventing Schwarzeneg from standing up.
Schwarzeneg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Schwarzeneg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Melendez has a closed guard, preventing Schwarzeneg from standing up.
Melendez is trying to keep Schwarzeneg in close.
Schwarzeneg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Melendez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schwarzeneg postures up in Melendez's guard and throws a big left but Melendez blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Melendez is on top in guard.
Melendez is standing up over Schwarzeneg. Schwarzeneg looks to escape but Melendez dives into side control.
Melendez is looking to take a break and control but Schwarzeneg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Schwarzeneg is looking to regain half guard here but Melendez keeps moving and retains side control.
Schwarzeneg tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Melendez punching from mount but Schwarzeneg doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Schwarzeneg manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Melendez in side control, throwing shots but Schwarzeneg defends.
Schwarzeneg wants to get back to his feet but Melendez drags him back down.
Schwarzeneg is looking to regain half guard here but Melendez keeps moving and retains side control.
Melendez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Schwarzeneg knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Schwarzeneg is not content to let Melendez control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Veli Schwarzeneg.
Well Schwarzeneg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Veli Schwarzeneg!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Veli Schwarzeneg!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Veli Schwarzeneg!
Veli Schwarzeneg wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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RATING
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